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Nov 21, 2019 Nov 21, 2019

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An Ohio mother is sentenced to life, with the possibility of parole in 37 years, for killing her three sons over the course of 13 months.A Florida man was arrested for the 1996 rape of a 17-year-old girl, after evidence in the case was submitted for re-testing.A senior South African prosecutor died in court after a shotgun, used as evidence in a trial, was accidentally discharged.Finally, a Michigan inmate serving life without parole for the gruesome murder of a teenage runaway will be resentenced following a Supreme Court decision.

Nov 20, 2019 Nov 20, 2019

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A Revere, Massachusetts man was found guilty of the brutal murder of his wife, a dedicated elementary school teacher.A third NYC taxi driver is sentenced in a kidnapping and extortion plot, that preyed on new arrivals at NYC’s Port Authority Bus Terminal.Finally, a West Virginia man, who was in an incestuous relationship with his daughter, was charged with the first degree murder of the daughters’ boyfriend.

Nov 19, 2019 Nov 19, 2019

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California authorities have arrested five suspects in the Halloween shooting at an Orinda Airbnb “mansion party”, which left five people dead.A retired lumber executive is charged with the murder of his wife, who died of a horrific axe wound to the head, 37 years ago.Finally, law enforcement agencies arrested a 73-year-old retired Arizona plumber, and charged him with the 1979 sexual assault and murder of a woman in Nevada. He is suspected in multiple other homicide investigations, and is considered a possible serial killer.

Nov 18, 2019 Nov 18, 2019

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An indefinite stay of execution for Rodney Reed, who currently sits on a Texas death row.In New Mexico, Jake Patterson, the man convicted of kidnapping Jayme Closs and murdering her parents gets into a fight in prison.In Southern California, the LAPD arrested and charged a suspect in two cold-case homicides, that took place in 1981 and 1986.Two Arkansas chemistry professors are accused of manufacturing methamphetamine at Henderson State University.Finally, police in Pennsylvania charged a Maryland man with kidnapping his disabled girlfriend, who was last seen when the two left on a trip to Nevada. Authorities in Nevada have recovered a body matching the victim’s description, and formal identification is underway.

Nov 15, 2019 Nov 15, 2019

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A school shooting in Santa Clarita, California, leaves two students dead and five injured.A Texas jury sentences a man to death for the double-murder of his roommate, and his roommates 17-year-old girlfriend.Finally, law enforcement in California release new video evidence in the October kidnapping and murder of Indian-American Tech CEO, Tushar Atre.

Nov 14, 2019 Nov 14, 2019

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In Ohio, a mother of five has been arrested and charged with a 2012 murder. Erika Stephanko is accused of helping her ex-husband murder his former girlfriend.A Philadelphia woman is charged with abusing and murdering a four-year-old girl in her custody, after claiming the child was hurt in a fall.Finally, in Newark, New Jersey, an alleged serial killer is on trial for the murder of three women and the attempted murder of a fourth. The crimes all took place in the fall of 2016, and the alleged killer was caught after the family and friends of his final victim set a trap for him on social media.

Nov 13, 2019 Nov 13, 2019

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An Oklahoma police chief is killed during a trip to a law enforcement conference in Florida, and one of his officers is charged with his murder.A Texas man is in custody after kidnapping a girl and keeping her captive for eleven weeks.Finally, in England, sentencing reveals new details in the case of an incestuous couple who murdered two of their children, and attempted to kill all of them.

Nov 12, 2019 Nov 12, 2019

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In Virginia, a manhunt is underway for an armed Marine deserter, who is suspected of murdering his mother’s boyfriend.Two suspects are in custody and have been charged with malice murder in the death of Clark-Atlanta University student Alexis Crawford, whose body was discovered on Saturday, November 9th.A 14-year-old girl is charged with the gruesome murder of well-known Philadelphia cat rescuer, Albert Chernoff, aka, ‘Alley Cat’.Finally, the Jacksonville, Florida, Sheriff’s office have asked for the public’s assistance in finding missing 5-year-old Taylor Williams. Taylor was reported missing last Wednesday, November 6th, by her mother, Brianna Williams. On Thursday, Williams stopped cooperating with police, who now asks for anyone who has seen her in the company of her daughter in the past six months to contact them.

Nov 11, 2019 Nov 11, 2019

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A Las Vegas woman is rescued after she was kidnapped at gunpoint, sexually assaulted, and left to die in the Mojave desert. A father and daughter have been charged.A Russian history professor was rescued from the freezing Moika river, and found in possession of a backpack containing the severed arms of a woman. He has since admitted to murdering his younger lover and dismembering her body.Finally, police in Wisconsin have solved a 1999 cold case murder by identifing the victim and bringing the perpetrator to justice.

Nov 8, 2019 Nov 08, 2019

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In Ohio, Pike County deputies are conducting a new search in relation with the shocking 2016 murders of eight members of the Rhoden family.A NYC husband decapitated his aid-worker wife, and slit the throat of their 5-year-old daughter, before hanging himself.Finally, in Teller County, Colorado, Patrick Frazee’s mistress, Krystal Lee Kenney, testified in his trial. Frazee is accused of bludgeoning his fiancee, Kelsey Berreth, to death, and recruiting Kenney to help with the clean-up.

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